Inventor

ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER

US64 patents

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS

25 patents

US10105128B2Oct 23, 2018

Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1,046 citations99

US7963913B2Jun 21, 2011

Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS1,363 citations99

US7699855B2Apr 20, 2010

Sterile surgical adaptor

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS373 citations99

US10524868B2Jan 7, 2020

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS47 citations98

US7862580B2Jan 4, 2011

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS57 citations98

US11517397B2Dec 6, 2022

Instrument flushing system

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations94

US10980556B2Apr 20, 2021

Rotary input for lever actuation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations94

US10550918B2Feb 4, 2020

Lever actuated gimbal plate

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS15 citations94

US10506920B2Dec 17, 2019

Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS35 citations94

US10076348B2Sep 18, 2018

Rotary input for lever actuation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS24 citations94

US9839439B2Dec 12, 2017

Rotary input lever gimbal

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS30 citations94

US9730572B2Aug 15, 2017

Articulate and swappable endoscope for a surgical robot

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS14 citations93

US9717486B2Aug 1, 2017

Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS16 citations92

US9439732B2Sep 13, 2016

Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS18 citations92

US9089351B2Jul 28, 2015

Sheath for surgical instrument

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS20 citations90

US11969889B2Apr 30, 2024

Lever actuated gimbal plate

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 citations86

US11248686B2Feb 15, 2022

Lever actuated gimbal plate

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS10 citations86

US11051794B2Jul 6, 2021

Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84

US11000345B2May 11, 2021

Instrument flushing system

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS6 citations84

US10335176B2Jul 2, 2019

Rotary input for lever actuation

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS4 citations84

USD745965SDec 22, 2015

Surgical instrument shaft with hole pattern

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7 citations84

US11207145B2Dec 28, 2021

Multi-cable medical instrument

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations83

US10292776B2May 21, 2019

Sheath for surgical instrument

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2 citations73

US9937007B2Apr 10, 2018

Angled instrument shaft roll actuator

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3 citations73

USD746450SDec 29, 2015

Surgical instrument shaft with hole pattern

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5 citations73

COOPER THOMAS G

8 patents

US9585641B2Mar 7, 2017

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

COOPER THOMAS G96 citations99

US8911428B2Dec 16, 2014

Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation

COOPER THOMAS G119 citations99

US8790243B2Jul 29, 2014

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

COOPER THOMAS G122 citations99

US8337521B2Dec 25, 2012

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

COOPER THOMAS G66 citations99

US8142421B2Mar 27, 2012

Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint

COOPER THOMAS G279 citations99

US9095317B2Aug 4, 2015

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

COOPER THOMAS G19 citations93

US8690908B2Apr 8, 2014

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

COOPER THOMAS G21 citations93

US10376331B2Aug 13, 2019

Sheaths for jointed instruments

COOPER THOMAS G13 citations84

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC

6 patents

US7691098B2Apr 6, 2010

Platform link wrist mechanism

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC2,761 citations99

US7320700B2Jan 22, 2008

Flexible wrist for surgical tool

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC365 citations99

US7066926B2Jun 27, 2006

Platform link wrist mechanism

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC290 citations99

US6817974B2Nov 16, 2004

Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC2,647 citations99

US6699235B2Mar 2, 2004

Platform link wrist mechanism

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC1,971 citations99

US7666191B2Feb 23, 2010

Robotic surgical system with sterile surgical adaptor

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC355 citations98

ORBAN III JOSEPH P

3 patents

US8202278B2Jun 19, 2012

Sterile surgical drape

ORBAN III JOSEPH P401 citations99

US8216250B2Jul 10, 2012

Sterile surgical adaptor

ORBAN III JOSEPH P119 citations98

US8998799B2Apr 7, 2015

Sterile surgical adaptor

ORBAN III JOSEPH P41 citations97

ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER

3 patents

US8182469B2May 22, 2012

Surgical accessory clamp and method

ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER173 citations98

US8105338B2Jan 31, 2012

Sterile surgical adaptor

ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER109 citations98

US9532849B2Jan 3, 2017

Surgical accessory clamp and system

ANDERSON S CHRISTOPHER68 citations97

DEVENGENZO ROMAN L

1 patent

US8529582B2Sep 10, 2013

Instrument interface of a robotic surgical system

DEVENGENZO ROMAN L246 citations99

INTUTIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS I

1 patent

US7736356B2Jun 15, 2010

Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint

INTUTIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS I349 citations97

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I

1 patent

US7727244B2Jun 1, 2010

Sterile surgical drape

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATION I237 citations96

HASSER CHRISTOPHER J

1 patent

US9005112B2Apr 14, 2015

Articulate and swapable endoscope for a surgical robot

HASSER CHRISTOPHER J42 citations95

ORBAN III JOSEPH

1 patent

US9320568B2Apr 26, 2016

Sterile surgical drape

ORBAN III JOSEPH42 citations94

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